posted on June 6, 2002 02:14:11 PM
JUST GOT THE E MAIL. KNEW IT WAS B.S. IMMEDIATELY. THEY CAN'T SPELL. HAHAHHAHAHA. O.K. HERE IS THE INFO. E MAIL ADDRESS IS [email protected]. THEY WANT YOU TO LOG IN AT HTTP://WWW.PAYPALUPDATE.DA.RU LAURA McGlof IS THE "service manager" HAHAHAHHA. THE SUBJECT LINE SAYS,,,GUESS WHAT? IT SAYS BE SURE TO UPDATE BEFORE 07/01/02 TO ENSURE YOUR ACCOUNT STAYS ACTIVE.
NOW,,,,,BEING I AM ME, I HAD A FEW CHOICE WORDS FOR THIER ACTIVITY BUT WHEN I SENT IT,,,,,,OF COURSE IT CAME RIGHT BACK AS UNDELIVERED.
posted on June 8, 2002 06:07:10 AM
Thanks for the warning, JACK. All these fakers should hang by their toes until all their money falls out of their pockets, hm?
Hey, that reminds me. A judge passed this punishment on a thief. All the victims were allowed to go through his home and take anything and everything they wanted, regardless of what it was. The judge wanted the thief to know how it felt to be violated and feel helpless.
posted on June 11, 2002 07:37:53 AM
As a newbie to all this, I find this quite alarming. I just started selling and I am wondering if I should even use paypal as a payment option? Are there problems with this kind of thing often? I hope that Paypal is listening....this is serious business and hope it is treated as such or I am going to rethink this as a payment method. They do make money from this, so if they were hit in the pocketbook, maybe they would change a few things. Just a thought...
posted on June 11, 2002 07:53:33 AM
WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT INSIGHTIVE THOUGHT. PAY PAL IF YOUR NOT LISTENING TO ME,,,,,,,,YOU SHOULD BE TO RERUNS4U. RIGHT ON THE MONEY. ACTUALLY I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD POST THIS BOGUS INFO RIGHT IN THE PAY PAL WARNING INFO.
[ edited by JACKSWEBB on Jun 24, 2002 02:16 PM ]
posted on June 11, 2002 08:50:43 AM
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS WHY PAY PAL HAS NOT RESPONDED TO THIS THREAD. I HAVE BASICALLY YELLED THEIR NAME OUT IN THE TITLE. SEEMS SOMEONE THERE WOULD HAVE NOTICED IT BY NOW AND ADDRESSED THIS SITUATION TO CALM US DOWN.
I PERSONALLY AM TERRIFIED SOMEONE MAY BE ABLE TO DIVERT $1000.00'S OF MINE AND "YOUR" DOLLARS. I WOULD THINK SOME REASSURANCE WOULD BE IN ORDER HERE. Hmmmmm, PERHAPS,,,,,,,,NO I WON'T. HAHAHAHHA.
RUNNING OVER TO EMPTY MY ACCOUNT RIGHT NOW!!!! I WON'T BE LEAVING SIZABLE "PAY PAL" INTEREST BEARING AMOUNTS IN THERE ANY LONGER. $20.00 MAX. NOT THE USUAL $300.00 TO $500.00. WOW CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW MUCH INTEREST THEY MAKE OFF THOSE AMOUNTS. YOU WOULD CERTAINLY THINK THEY WOULD HAVE MORE CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. OFF TO CLEAN OUT MY ACCOUNT BEFORE,,,,,,,,,,,
posted on June 11, 2002 09:05:03 AM
APPEARS TO BE VERY ALIVE AND WELL. I JUST WENT TO THE E BAY POWER SELLER PAGE AND SAW BASICALLY MY SAME POST FROM SOMEONE ELSE OVER THERE.
CURIOUS,,,,,,,,WHAT IS THE POINT OF THESE E MAILERS WHEN YOU DO CLICK ON MANY,,,,,,,THEY GO TO,,,,,THIS PAGE CANNOT BE DISPLAYED,,,,,,,,SO WHAT IS THE POINT? JUST A THOUGHT.
[ edited by JACKSWEBB on Jun 11, 2002 09:10 AM ]
I did get a response from Damon at Paypal, and he said he appreciated the heads up on it, they had the site shut down, but these emails are still going around... for what purpose, he didn't know, and I can't figure out.
I suppose if this guy keeps emailing (I got 2 so far) can try to turn him to AOL? I don't know.
But Damon did reply to me forwarding this scam thing to him, he is pretty good at getting back to you.
posted on June 11, 2002 06:59:37 PM
WELL THE GOOD THING TO FIND OUT, THANKS TO YOUR COURAGE OF ACTUALLY CLICKING THE ADDRESS IS THAT IT GOES NOWHERE AND THAT IS GOOD TO KNOW FROM THE STANDPOINT OF OTHERS WHO MIGHT NOT BE SO VIGILIANT. GOOD GOING.
I SURE AS H,,,,,,,,,WAS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING THAT MAY GET THEM CLOSER TO ME,,,,,,,,,HAHAHHAHA, ACTUALLY,MY ACCOUNT.
FUNNY THING IS WHEN I GOT ON WITH PAY PAL,,,,,,,MONTHS LATER THEY DID THAT, DO YOU WANT TO UPGRADE? I SAW THAT MANY QUESTIONS WERE ASKED BEFORE THE ACTUAL EVENTS TOOK PLACE ON MANY THINGS ON THE INTERNET,,,,,NOT PAY PAL,,,,,,AS SOON AS I CLICKED, WALLA!!! THANK YOU YOU ARE NOW UPGRADED TO PAY US MORE FEES. HAHAHAHHAHA. THE JOKE WAS ON ME. THEY WON.
posted on June 12, 2002 07:19:10 AM
I recieved the same emails from two different users this week. I have turned them in to paypal through security. That word "security" makes me nervous. They may be getting names off our ebay ads. Thats easy enough to do. My emails say something about a feedback form I filled out? I have no clue what the fraudsters are talking about, I would just like to stomp their gestapo asses.
posted on June 13, 2002 08:35:06 AM
I think they get e-mail addys two ways: they get the e-mail addresses of people who have PayPal logos on their auctions, and they probably buy e-mail lists and just spam the hades out everyone on it, knowing they'll get a couple of suckers before their site gets shut down.
~*~
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. ~Oscar Wilde
posted on June 24, 2002 01:59:23 PM JUST TO RE SURFACE THIS. AS THERE IS A NEW THREAD SAME SUBJECT.
[ edited by JACKSWEBB on Jun 24, 2002 02:01 PM ]
[ edited by JACKSWEBB on Jun 26, 2002 01:35 AM ]
posted on June 24, 2002 02:06:35 PM
Jack, It is easy to find out about your PayPal. Just look at one of your auctions, Does it say "I accept PayPal?" Makes sense to me.
posted on June 24, 2002 02:10:57 PM
POW!!!!!!! RIGHT IN MY OWN FACE,,,,,,,,STUPID ME. YER RIGHT. HOW COME THERE ARE NOT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE SCREAMING ABOUT THIS? AM I AND A HAND FULL OF OTHERS THE "CHOSEN"?
posted on June 24, 2002 02:15:51 PM
Interesting that I just received a 2 page letter (email) from PayPal informing me as to how they handle private information & how they screen customers etc. One thing they say is"Do not give your password to anyone." So, it is very obvious that theis indvidual was trying to scam you.
posted on June 24, 2002 02:18:45 PM
SEE THE NEW THREAD TOO THAT JUST POPPED UP. IT SUNK,,,,,,,THIS ONE SEEMS TO BE SAILING RIGHT ALONG.
[ edited by JACKSWEBB on Jun 26, 2002 01:37 AM ]
posted on June 25, 2002 10:38:20 PM
URGENT: PayPal Account Update
Kind of ironic...just rec'd. this email tonight and it is really a good fake.
Here goes:
URGENT: PayPal System Problems
Dear PayPal User,
Last night we had some trouble with one of our computer systems. While the trouble appears to be minor, we are not taking any chances. We decided to take the troubled system offline and replace it with a new system. Unfortunately this caused us to lose some member data. Please follow the link below and log into your account to make sure your information is not affected. Account balances have not been affected.
Because of the inconvenience this causes we are giving all users that repair their missing data their next two incoming transfers for free! You will pay no fees for your next two incoming transfers*.
* - If fees would normally apply, you will not pay anything for the next two incoming transfers you receive.
PayPal Security
PROTECT YOUR PASSWORD
NEVER give your password to anyone and ONLY log in at PayPal's website. If anyone asks for your password, please follow the Security Tips instructions on the PayPal website.
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the "Help" link in the footer of any page.
posted on June 26, 2002 12:38:48 AM
OH!! NO!!!! LOOKS LIKE THIS IS TURNING INTO ANOTHER ONE OF JACKS PERFECTLY POINTLESS THREADS, HAHAHAHAHHAHA, THING IS, THIS PAY PAL THING IS A LEGIT UPSTAIRS CONVERSATION. HAHAHAHAH. POINTLESS, HOWEVER. I DON'T MAKE THE NEWS, I JUST REPORT IT. HAHAHAHAHHA. THIS IS WAY TOO FUNNY.
BUT TO CONTINUE TO BE VERY SERIOUS HERE. SO THIS FAKE PAY PAL THING IS JUST SOMEONES IDEA OF A JOKE? NO HARM COMES TO ANYONE? IT'S JUST ALL TOO CRAZY.
EDITED TO SPELL CORRECTLY.
[ edited by JACKSWEBB on Jun 26, 2002 01:41 AM ]
(Spelchecked)
JUST TO RE SURFACE THIS. AS THERE IS A NEW THREAD SAME SUBJECT.
IT'S JUST ALL TOO CRAZY.